Tiverton youth soccer field to be resurfaced

The youth soccer pitch at the Town Farm Recreation Area will be closed within weeks to let landscaping crews come in to replace the turf.

Kevin P. O'Connor Herald News Staff Reporter @HNKPO

TIVERTON — There will be a soccer pitch pinch in the town this fall.

The youth soccer pitch at the Town Farm Recreation Area will be closed within weeks to let landscaping crews come in to replace the turf, Town Administrator Matthew Wojcik said.

“We will advertise for bids for a refreshments of the soccer field,” Wojcik said. “We plan to close the field right away to prevent further damage.”

The field is used by the Tiverton Youth Soccer Association. There are ruts now in the turf where the grass has worn off and bare dirt shows at the center kick-off area and before each goal.

“We would like to get the seeding and soil work done in the fall so it can settle in and root through the winter,” Wojcik said. “We have $12,000 in the budget for the work. We’ll see how the bids come back.”

A soccer pitch is about the size of a football field, though 115 yards in length is the preferred size for league play.

The field has been used since it was built several years ago at the recreation area, according to Keith Cory, the town’s recreation director.

“We will manage somehow,” Cory said. “The league is sliding back over to where they used to play games at the Pocasset fields. They will share a field with the baseball teams.”

Cory said he is working with the baseball and soccer leagues now to schedule field use.

“It will be tight,” he said. “We will use the fields dawn to dusk some days, but we will manage.”

If the work is completed this fall, the field should be ready for use next summer, officials say.